Olaf the White and Ivar the Boneless — the kings of Dublin — besieged and sacked Dumbarton Rock, the ancient fortress and capital of the Strathclyde British kingdom. The Annals of Ulster record that they returned to Dublin with 200 ships loaded with slaves. It was the most devastating Viking attack on Lowland Scotland and effectively ended the ancient British kingdom of Strathclyde as a major power, though it was later revived under Scottish patronage.
Entire population of Dumbarton enslaved
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